Network Planning & Design Manager

Highlights

• Design connectivity for Lambda's next data center and backbone routes.
• Turn capacity, latency and resilience needs into buildable infrastructure.
• See your designs go live powering AI training and inference.

What they offer

• Cash and equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible paid time off plan

Ideal candidate

Curious, decisive infrastructure thinker who has shepherded connectivity designs into live builds and is motivated by seeing fielded networks improve. You dig into real-world routes and revise recommendations as facts change.

Requirements

• Experience designing carrier, cloud or data center connectivity from requirements through delivery
• Practical knowledge of dark fiber, wavelength services, optical transport and internet interconnection
• Ability to assess physical route diversity, equipment dependencies and capacity needs
• Experience working directly with carrier engineers, colocation providers or equipment suppliers
• Ability to compare supplier options on technical fit, delivery risk and total cost
• Clear design documentation for engineering and delivery teams